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We do have some good news today! AstraZeneca has a USDA EUA for it's long-acting Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail for prophylaxis in the immune-compromised, right down to 12 years old. This not for people who have active Covid infections. It's for those of us who can't mount an immune response to infection or vaccination, because of disease or immunosuppresive treatment. This is great news for folks who have been hiding in their sealed bubbles for fear they will catch it and die. One IM injection every six months.

We also have an expansion of the Eli Lilly Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail EUA that allows use right down to newborn. Which is great for babies born with active Covid infections, and also for kids with co-morbidities.

New paper out that studied hundreds of thousands of patient records: Vaccinated people who than get infected are 7-10 times less likely to have multiple Long Covid symptoms that the unvaccinated. They also found that people who get infected and then get a vaccine soon after are 4 times less likely to get Long Covid symptoms than people who don't get vaccinated. That last one is a weird thing nobody can explain! They just find that it works for a lot of people.